Other matters concerning the working conditions which need to be preset between employer and foreign worker

Probation period can applied maximum 3 months and the period can be estimated from the day of beginning of actual work. 10% can be deducted from the minimum wage or more is going to be paid for the foreign worker under probation period.

Labor contract come into force from the day of the worker enters Korea

How to sign labor contract

When certain worker is selected by employer, the Standard Labor Contract is forwarded to the Sending Agency by HRD Korea

Sending Agency informs the contents of the labor contract to the job seeker and report the job seeker's intention to HRD Korea.

Notice for labor contract signing

If labor contract has been cancelled by the reason of foreign workers, job application is restricted for 1 year

If foreign workers do not satisfied with the contents of the contract, the job seeker can refuse to sign the contract for only 1 time but if refused 2nd times, the job application is restricted for 1 year.

EPS TOPIK Reading and Listening QuestionsEmployment Permit System allows employers who have failed to hire local workforce, to legally employ foreign workers. (the Korean government or public institution administer the management of the foreign workers).

The Korean Language Proficiency Test, (세계한국말인증시험) or KLPT, tests people who are not native speakers of Korean on their grasp of the language. The goal is to determine whether the test-taker is proficient enough to live in Korea, work as an employee at a Korean company, etc. The Basic-KLPT, or B-KLPT, is also offered; this version of the test simply "assesses whether or not examinees have basic communication ability."